. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. FEEDING AND CARE OF SWINE 355 ment of their bodies but also for the development of the unborn young; and (2) to see that they have plenty of exercise. Where sows raise but one litter of pigs a year, they need little or no concentrates in summer after their litters are weaned, provided they run on first class pasture, such as alfalfa, clover, or rape. Enough grain should be fed to keep the sows i
. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. FEEDING AND CARE OF SWINE 355 ment of their bodies but also for the development of the unborn young; and (2) to see that they have plenty of exercise. Where sows raise but one litter of pigs a year, they need little or no concentrates in summer after their litters are weaned, provided they run on first class pasture, such as alfalfa, clover, or rape. Enough grain should be fed to keep the sows in thrifty condition, and in any event they should get some grain for several weeks before farrowing. On protein-rich pasture the concentrates should be mostly carbo- naceous in character, such as corn, wheat, barley, kafir and milo, with. Fig. 100.—Colony Houses Banked with Straw for Winter Colony houses thus protected provide comfortable winter quarters for all but small pigs, even in the northern states. enough protein-rich concentrates to balance the ration. Where sows raise two litters a year they will require more feed, due to the added draft on their bodies. In winter the sows should be kept strong and thrifty by feeding a ration containing plenty of protein and mineral matter. The amount should be limited so they will not become too fat, but on the other hand they .must not be allowed to grow thin. If rich concentrates only are given and the animals not overfed, the feed allowance will not have enough bulk to distend the stomach and intestines properly, and this leaves the animals unsatisfied, restless, and quarrelsome. To correct this trouble and because such feed is both cheap and whole-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry, W. A. (William Arnon), 1850-1932; Morrison, F. B. (Fran
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